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Last Updated 10-25-2018

Terry Bowden -- b.2/24/1956College Football Coach, College Football PlayerMisc: led Auburn to 11-0 record in his first season as Division I-A head coach; NCAA probation earned under previous staff prevented bowl appearance; son of Bobby.

Nathaniel Bowditch -- b.3/26/1773 N.S. d.3/16/1838 N.S. (64)Author, Astronomer, Mathematician, AmericanMisc: credited as the founder of modern maritime navigaton; was also a polyglot; what is a polyglot? We'll, it's a parrot that's been run over by a truck!

James Bowdoin -- b.8/7/1726 d.11/6/1790 (64)RevolutionaryMisc: Political leader in Massachusetts during the era of the American Revolution (1775-83) and founder and first president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780).

Riddick Bowe -- b.8/10/1967BoxerMisc: won world heavyweight title with unanimous decision over champion Evander Holyfield on Nov. 13, 1992; lost title to Holyfield on majority decision Nov. 6, 1993; some say b. 1966

Charlie Bownan -- b.7/30/1889 d.5/20/1962 (72)Bandleader, Country FiddlerMisc: a major influence on the distinctive fiddle sound that helped shaped and develop early country music in the 1920s and 1930s.

Boy George -- b.6/14/1961Music Producer, Composer, Songwriter, Pop Singer, English, GayNames/Places: RN:George Alan O'DowdGroup Names: Culture Club, soloistSong Titles: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Time (Clock of the Heart), I'll Tumble 4 Ya, Church of the Poison Mind, Karma Chameleon, Victims, Miss Me Blind, It's a Miracle, The War Song, Move Away, I Just Wanna Be Loved (previous titles as lead of Culture Club), Everything I Own, Sold, Don't Take My Mind on a Trip, Generations of LoveAlbum Titles: Kissing to Be Clever, Colour By Numbers, Waking Up with the House on Fire, From Luxury to Heartache (previous titles as lead of Culture Club), Sold

Charles Cunningham Boycott -- b.3/12/1832 d.6/19/1897 (65)Merchant, IrishMisc: a faulty estate manager whose tenants "boycotted" him into poverty; when the crops failed and the farmers went broke, he unsympathetically gave them the choice of paying immediately or being evicted. The farmers retaliated and his staff quit. His family was isolated. This tactic gave us the word whose last name became part of the English language

Geoffrey Boycott -- b.10/21/1940Cricket Player, English

Belle Boyd -- b.5/9/1843 d.6/11/1900 (57)Author, Spy, Actress

Bill Boyd -- b.9/29/1910 d.12/7/1977 (67)Singer, Bandleader

Billy Boyd -- b.8/28/1968Actor, Producer, ScotishMovie Titles: The Flying Scotsman, Lord of the Rings (series), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington -- b.12/4/1912 d.1/11/1988 (75)Military LeaderMisc: colorful World War II flying ace who shot down 28 enemy Japanese planes, organized the legendary Black Sheep Squadron in the South Pacific in 1943, and was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor.

James J. Braddock -- b.12/6/1905 d.11/29/1974 (68)Boxer, American, IrishNames/Places: NN:JamesMisc: American world heavyweight boxing champion from June 13, 1935, when he outpointed Max Baer in 15 rounds at the Long Island City Bowl, New York City, until June 22, 1937, when he was knocked out by Joe Louis in eight rounds in Chicago.